Thousands of stolen items recovered by police including Rolex watches

[sundial]

Just received from Cambs Police:

Dear resident,

We are releasing photographs of thousands of items of property recovered as part of an investigation into a prolific crime gang.

We hope to reunite the items, which are believed to have come from crimes in Cambridgeshire and surrounding counties between 9 December 2016 and 9 January 2018, with their rightful owners.

Last month, the gang members were sentenced to a total of 71 years in jail. They had committed more than 200 burglaries, including nearly 100 in Cambridgeshire, costing victims more than £2 million pounds.

Gang members would mask their faces using balaclavas and smash or force open doors or windows in broad daylight. They would steal specific items, mainly high-powered BMWs and Audis, firearms, cash and jewellery, all of which they could dispose of through contacts.

Norfolk suffered a similar number of burglaries to Cambridgeshire while other offences took place in Suffolk, Essex and Bedfordshire.

The images can be viewed here https://www.flickr.com/photos/ophawksbury/

Those who believe an item belongs to them should email OperationHawkesbury@cambs.pnn.police.uk with their name, date and address of offence, crime number, exhibit number/album-photo ref of property, contact details, including email address, and any receipts/proof of purchase or photographs of items.

For more on the sentencing of the crime gang visit our website here https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and...y-jail-Norwich

[lew07]

Well Done Cambridgeshire Police.!! Some unusual items there going back to their rightful owners hopefully

[VDG]

Should’ve been 171 years in jail between the crew.